NGINX http_auth_request_module

Description

This repository contains a small express and nginx setup to test the http_auth_request_module. Basically the nginx is sending a subrequest for the location "/private/". If the subrequest is not responding with a 200 statuscode, the request is not authenticated and results in a 401 Unauthorized response. NGINX is returning the statuscode auf the subrequest. Currently the express application returns a 401 statuscode.

Documentation: Authentication Based on Subrequest Result

Requirements

1. docker
2. docker-compose

Setup

1. Add new hosts entry

echo "127.0.0.1 auth-poc.local" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

2. Run following command in project root

$ docker-compose up

3. Open http://auth-poc.local/public/ in your browser